User blog comment:Nikolai Banks/The Diamond of Eternity/@comment-32303-20120725064551

The six wolves sit down heavily on the ground in front of the otter, shaking and talking one after the other.

"Our pack leader. . . Zahira. . ."

''A male bows his head. ''"We call her "The Vicious" among ourselves because of what she's capable of. . . . "

A russet-furred female picks up after him. "This morning, she made a public example of a friend who tried to desert. . . . .sent her Icefangs. . . . our former pack. . .  after him. . . ."

The wolf beside her, a brindle female, grips her buckler like it's the only security she has. "We all hoped Jarada would escape, but she found him. . . she carries a claymore. . . used it to torture him to death."

"She forced every wolf in the pack to watch. . . "

''The brindle female started to howl in grief, but the largest male covered her mouth with a paw. '':"Sound carries, she'll hear!"